Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton named ALCS MVP

Josh Hamilton was showered with Canada Dry by his teammates after the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees in Game 6 to earn their first trip to the World Series in franchise history.

After the game, the Rangers slugger was named the ALCS MVP for his offensive prowess against the Yankees.

"I love my teammates. I love them so much. Any of these guys could have gotten this," Hamilton said. "I don't want to talk about myself. I want to talk about them. We are here as a group. This group is here because they don't know how to fail."

Hamilton made his presence known in his first at-bat of the series. He slugged a three-run home run in Game 1 and hit three more home runs in the six-game series.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi took notice and tried to take the bat out of his hands. Hamilton was intentionally walked three times in the deciding Game 6 and an ALCS-record five times.

Hamilton, who missed most of September with a rib injury, batted .350, drove in seven RBI and had eight walks in the series.

He is a leading regular-season MVP candidate after hitting .359 with 32 homers and 100 RBIs.

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